Thesaurus: outrigger

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1. n. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.
2. n. A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
3. n. A boat thus equipped.
4. n. A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
5. n. a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull
6. 1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle. 2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
7. n:100 n. a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull